ARE Agricultural and Resource Economics

Courses in ARE:

ARE001—Economic Basis of the Agricultural Industry(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Agriculture and man; the agricultural industry in U.S. and world economies; production and supply, marketing and demand; agricultural
land, capital and labor markets; economic and social problems of agriculture in an urban and industrialized economy emphasizing California.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE001S—Economic Basis of the Agricultural Industry(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Agriculture and man; the agricultural industry in Australia and world economies; production and supply, marketing and demand; agricultural land, capital and labor markets; economic and social problems of agriculture in an urban and industrialized economy emphasizing Australia. Taught abroad in Australia under the supervision of a UC Davis faculty member.Not open for credit to students who have taken ARE 001.(Letter.)GE credit: SS, WC.Effective: 2004 Fall Quarter.

ARE015—Population, Environment & World Agriculture(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Economic analysis of interactions among population, environment, natural resources and development of world agriculture. Introduces students to economic thinking about population growth, its causes and consequences for world food demand, and environmental and technological limits to increasing food supplies.(Letter.)GE credit: SS, WC, WE.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE018—Business Law(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Sophomore standing.General principles of business law in the areas of contracts, business organization, real property, uniform commercial code, sales, commercial paper, employment relations, and creditor-debtor against a background of the history and functioning of our present legal system.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE106—Econometric Theory and Applications(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A C- or better; STA 103 C- or better.Pass One open to Managerial Economics Majors (AMGE) and Agricultural and Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors.Statistical methods for analyzing data to solve problems in managerial economics. Topics include the linear regression model, methods to resolve data problems, and the economic interpretation of results.Not open for credit to students who have enrolled in or completed Economics 140.(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SS.Effective: 2017 Spring Quarter.

ARE106—Econometric Theory & Applications(4)Review all entriesActive

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A C- or better; (STA 013 C- or better or STA 013Y C- or better); STA 103 C- or better.Pass One open to Managerial Economics Majors (AMGE) and Agricultural & Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors.Statistical methods for analyzing data to solve problems in managerial economics. Topics include the linear regression model, methods to resolve data problems, and the economic interpretation of results.Not open for credit to students who have enrolled in or completed ECN 140.(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SS.Effective: 2018 Summer Session 1.

ARE107—Econometrics for Business Decisions(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 106.Pass One open to Managerial Economics majors; Pass Two open to majors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.Covers state-of-the art econometric and statistical methods for causal and predictive modeling with applications to finance and marketing. (Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2015 Fall Quarter.

ARE107—Econometrics for Business Decisions(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 106; ARE 100A C- or better; (STA 013 C- or better or STA 013Y C- or better); STA 103 C- or better.Pass One open to Managerial Economics majors; Pass Two open to majors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.Covers state-of-the art econometric and statistical methods for causal and predictive modeling with applications to finance and marketing. (Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.

ARE107—Econometrics for Business Decisions(4)Review all entriesActive

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A C- or better; ARE 106 C- or better; (STA 013 C- or better or STA 013Y C- or better); STA 103 C- or better.Pass One open to Managerial Economics majors; Pass Two open to majors in the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences.Covers state-of-the art econometric and statistical methods for causal and predictive modeling with applications to finance and marketing. (Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2020 Winter Quarter.

ARE112—Fundamentals of Organization Management(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ECN 001A or ECN 001AV; For non-majors only.Nature of product marketing by the business firm. Customer-product relationships, pricing and demand; new product development and marketing strategy; promotion and advertising; product life cycles; the distribution system; manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing. Government regulation and restraints.Not open for credit to students who have completed ARE 136.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2018 Winter Quarter.

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):MGT 011A; MGT 011B; ARE 018 recommended.Development and application of a framework to understand the tax effects of typical management decisions on both entities and their owners. Impacts that different methods of taxation have on business entities with emphasis on tax planning, using income and deduction strategies, retirement plans, and choice of business entity for tax minimization.(Letter.)Effective: 2000 Spring Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A C- or better.Pass One open to Managerial Economics (AMGE), Animal Science & Management (AANM) Majors and Agricultural & Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors. Analytical treatment of historical and current economic problems and governmental policies influencing American agriculture. Uses of economic theory to develop historical and conceptual understanding of the economics of agriculture; how public policy influences the nature and performance of American agriculture.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2018 Spring Quarter.

ARE120S—Agricultural Policy(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A; or Consent of Instructor.Analytical treatment of historical and current economic problems and governmental policies influencing agriculture. Uses of economic theory to develop historical and conceptual understanding of the economics of agriculture; how public policy influences the nature and performance of agriculture. Taught abroad in Australia under the supervision of a UC Davis faculty member.Not open for credit to students who have taken ARE 120.(Letter.)GE credit: SS, WC.Effective: 2004 Fall Quarter.

ARE121—Economics of Agricultural Sustainability(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):(ECN 001A or ECN 001AV); MAT 012; Or equivalent of MAT 012.Pass One open to Majors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Graduate Majors.Application of economic concepts to agro-environmental issues relevant to agricultural sustainability. Topics include market efficiency, production externalities, government policies, agricultural trade, product differentiation, all linked to sustainability issues. Case studies include biofuels, genetically modified foods and geographically differentiated products.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2018 Winter Quarter.

ARE121—Economics of Agricultural Sustainability(4)Review all entriesActive

ARE132—Cooperative Business Enterprises(3)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ECN 001A.Pass One open to Managerial Economics (AMGE) Majors and Agricultural and Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors.Study of cooperative business enterprise in the United States and elsewhere; economic theories of behavior, principles of operation, finance, decision-making, and taxation.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ECN 001B.Management of income and expenditures by the household. Use of consumer credit, savings, and insurance by households. Principles of tax, retirement, and estate planning.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE143—Investments(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor.Pass One open to Managerial Economics (AMGE) Majors and Agricultural and Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors. Survey of investment institutions, sources of investment information, and portfolio theory. Analysis of the stock, bond and real estate markets from the perspective of the investor.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

ARE143—Investments(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—4 hour(s).Pass One open to upper-division Managerial Economics (AMGE) Majors and Agricultural and Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors. Survey of investment institutions, sources of investment information, and portfolio theory. Analysis of the stock, bond and real estate markets from the perspective of the investor. Not open for credit to students who completed ARE 171 or ARE 171A.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2018 Summer Session 1.

ARE143—Investments(4)Review all entriesActive

Lecture—4 hour(s).Pass One open to upper division Managerial Economics (AMGE) Majors and Agricultural & Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors. Survey of investment institutions, sources of investment information, and portfolio theory. Analysis of the stock, bond and real estate markets from the perspective of the investor.Not open for credit to students concurrently enrolled in or have completed ARE 171 or ARE 171A.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2019 Winter Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Pass One open to Managerial Economics (AMGE), Animal Science & Management (AANM) Majors and Agricultural & Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors. Principles and procedures of the valuation process with emphasis placed on rural real estate. Includes identification of the major physical and economic determinants of value, the three primary appraisal approaches to valuation, discussion of appraisal activity and practice.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ARE146—Business, Government Regulation, and Society(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100B.Pass One open to Managerial Economics (AMGE) Majors and Agricultural and Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors. Variety, nature and impact of government regulation: anti-trust laws and economic and social regulation. Nature of the legislative process, promulgation of regulations, and their impact, especially as analyzed by economists.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, SS.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ARE146—Business, Government Regulation, and Society(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100B; ARE 100A C- or better.Pass One open to Managerial Economics (AMGE) Majors and Agricultural and Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors. Variety, nature and impact of government regulation: anti-trust laws and economic and social regulation. Nature of the legislative process, promulgation of regulations, and their impact, especially as analyzed by economists.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, SS.Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A C- or better; ARE 100B C- or better.Pass One open to Managerial Economics (AMGE) Majors and Agricultural & Resource Economics (GARE) Graduate Majors. Variety, nature and impact of government regulation: anti-trust laws and economic and social regulation. Nature of the legislative process, promulgation of regulations, and their impact, especially as analyzed by economists.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, SS.Effective: 2019 Fall Quarter.

ARE147—Resource & Environment Policy Analysis(3)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ECN 001A or ECN 001AV.Open to non-majors only.Natural resource use problems with emphasis on past and current policies and institutions affecting resource use; determinants, principles, and patterns of natural resource use; property rights; conservation; private and public resource use problems; and public issues.Students who have had or are taking ARE 100A, ECN 100, or the equivalent, may receive only 2 units of credit, so must enroll in ARE 147M instead.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2018 Spring Quarter.

ARE147M—Resource & Environmental Policy Analysis(2)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ECN 001A or ECN 001AV.Open to non-majors only.Natural resource use problems with emphasis on past and current policies and institutions affecting resource use; determinants, principles, and patterns of natural resource use; property rights; conservation; private and public resource use problems; and public issues.Students who have had or are taking ARE 100A, ECN 100, or the equivalent, must enroll in this course for 2 units rather than ARE 147.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2018 Spring Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A C- or better; ARE 115A; ARE 115B; Completion of ARE 106 & ECN 162 strongly recommended.Pass One open to Managerial Economics and graduate majors.Economic drivers and policy challenges in the major emerging markets, with an emphasis on the effects of rising incomes, population growth, urbanization, and relative wages on world markets and natural resources.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2018 Spring Quarter.

ARE166—The Economics of Global Poverty Reduction: What Works and Why(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100B or ECN 100; ARE 106 or ECN 140; ARE 115A or ECN 115A.Pass One open to Managerial Economics (AMGE) and Economics (LECN) majors only.Application of microeconomic theory and econometrics to understand causes of poverty and critically evaluate poverty alleviation policies in low income countries. (Letter.)Effective: 2017 Spring Quarter.

ARE166—Economics of Global Poverty Reduction: What Works & Why(4)Review all entriesActive

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A; STA 103; and Consent of Instructor.Selected topics in managerial economics, focusing on current research. May be repeated up to 4 Time(s) when the topic differs.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2012 Fall Quarter.

ARE192—Internship(1-6)Active

Internship—3-18 hour(s).Internship experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics. Internships are supervised by a member of the staff.(P/NP grading only.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE194HA—Special Study for Honors Students(4)Active

Independent Study—3 hour(s); Seminar—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100B; ARE 106; ARE 155 (can be concurrent); and Consent of Instructor. Minimum GPA of 3.500; major in Agricultural & Managerial Economics or Managerial Economics; senior standing.A program of research culminating in the writing of a senior honors thesis under the direction of a faculty adviser.(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SS, WE.Effective: 2000 Winter Quarter.

ARE194HB—Special Study for Honors Students(4)Active

Independent Study—3 hour(s); Seminar—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100B; ARE 106; ARE 155 (can be concurrent); Minimum GPA of 3.500; major in Agricultural & Managerial Economics or Managerial Economics; senior standing.A program of research culminating in the writing of a senior honors thesis under the direction of a faculty adviser.(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SS, WE.Effective: 2000 Winter Quarter.

ARE197T—Tutoring in Managerial Economics(1-3)Active

Variable.Prerequisite(s):Senior standing in Managerial Economics and consent of Department Chairperson.Undergraduates assist the instructor by tutoring students in one of the department's regularly scheduled courses. (P/NP grading only.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2012 Fall Quarter.

Lecture—4 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 200B.Uncertainty and information economics. Individual decision making under uncertainty. Introduction to game theory, with emphasis on applications
to markets with firms that are imperfect competitors or consumers that are imperfectly informed.(Same course as Economics 200C)(Letter.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE200C—Microeconomic Theory(4)Review all entriesActive

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 200B.Uncertainty and information economics. Individual decision making under uncertainty. Introduction to game theory, with emphasis on applications to markets with firms that are imperfect competitors or consumers that are imperfectly informed.(Same course as ECN 200C.)(Letter.)Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.

ARE202A—Introduction to Applied Research Methods(3)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 204A; ARE 256; ARE 200A (can be concurrent); Or the equivalent of ARE 204A and ARE 256.Study of philosophy and methodology of applied research in agricultural economics. Methods of conceptualization of researchable topics. Method
of communication and constructive criticism.(Letter.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE202A—Introduction to Applied Research Methods(3)Review all entriesActive

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 204A; ARE 200A (can be concurrent); ARE 256A.Study of philosophy and methodology of applied research in agricultural economics. Methods of conceptualization of researchable topics. Method of communication and constructive criticism.(Letter.)Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 200A; ARE 202A; ARE 200B (can be concurrent).Application of consumer and producer theory in models of individual behavior and market-level phenomena. Implications of consumer and producer theory for specification of empirical models of supply and demand for inputs and outputs and market equilibrium displacement models.(Letter.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 200A; ARE 200B (can be concurrent); ARE 202A.Application of consumer and producer theory in models of individual behavior and market-level phenomena. Implications of consumer and producer theory for specification of empirical models of supply and demand for inputs and outputs and market equilibrium displacement models.(Letter.)Effective: 2020 Winter Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 240A; ARE 202B.Third of three courses in the Ph.D. level applied microeconomics sequence. Examines the design of empirical research and the application of econometric theory.(Letter.)Effective: 2014 Fall Quarter.

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 202B; ARE 240A.Third of three courses in the Ph.D. level applied microeconomics sequence. Examines the design of empirical research and the application of econometric theory.(Letter.)Effective: 2020 Winter Quarter.

ARE204A—Microeconomic Analysis I(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100B or ECN 100; Advanced undergraduates with consent of instructor.Behavior of consumers and producers and their interactions; tools and methods needed to analyze economic behavior in the marketplace. Application of those methods to real-world problems. (Letter.)Effective: 2006 Fall Quarter.

ARE204B—Microeconomic Analysis II(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 204A; or Consent of Instructor.Behavior in imperfectly competitive markets--monopoly and price discrimination; oligopoly. Introduction to noncooperative game theory. Analysis of decisions made under risk and uncertainty and imperfect information. The economics of externalities and public goods.(Letter.)Effective: 2006 Fall Quarter.

ARE214—Development Economics(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 100A; ARE 100B; ECN 101; ARE 204A and ECN 160A, ECN 160B recommended.Review of the principal theoretical and empirical issues whose analysis has formed development economics. Analysis of economic development theories and development strategies and their application to specific policy issues in developing country contexts.(Same course as ECN 214.)(Letter.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE215A—Microdevelopment Theory & Methods I(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 200A or ARE 204A; ARE 240A recommended.Agricultural development theory, with a focus on microeconomics. Agricultural household behavior with and without imperfections and uncertainty. Analysis of rural land, labor, credit and insurance markets, institutions, and contracts.(Same course as ECN 215A.)(Letter.)Effective: 1999 Fall Quarter.

ARE215B—Open Macroeconomics of Development(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):(ARE 200A or ARE 204A); (ARE 214 or ARE 215A); (ARE 200D or ARE 205).Models and policy approaches regarding trade,monetary and fiscal issues, capital flows and debt are discussed in the macroeconomic framework of an open developing country. Basic analytical focus is real exchange rate and its impact on sectoral allocation of resources.(Same course as ECN 215B.)(Letter.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ARE215C—Microdevelopment Theory & Methods II(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 215A.Extension of development theory and microeconomic methods. Agricultural growth and technological change; poverty and income inequality; multisectoral, including village and regional models. Computable general equilibrium methods and applications.(Same course as ECN 215C.)(Letter.)Effective: 1999 Fall Quarter.

ARE215D—Environmental & Economic Development(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 200A; (ARE 204A or ARE 275).Interdisciplinary course drawing on theoretical and empirical research on interactions between environmental resource use and economic development processes. Analysis of issues emerging at the interface of environmental and development economics.(Same course as ECN 215D.)(Letter.)Effective: 1998 Spring Quarter.

ARE222—International Agricultural Trade & Policy(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):(ARE 100B or ARE 204A); ECN 160A; Or the equivalent of ECN 160A.Analysis of country interdependence through world agricultural markets. Partial equilibrium analysis is used to study the impacts of national intervention on world markets, national policy choice in an open economy and multinational policy issues. (Letter.)Effective: 2014 Fall Quarter.

ARE223—Economics of Agriculture(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 204A (can be concurrent); ARE 256A (can be concurrent); Or equivalent course(s) completed or concurrent required.Open to M.S. students in Agricultural & Resource Economics; Ph.D. students in Agricultural & Resource Economics and qualified students from other UC Davis graduate groups/programs.Analytic treatment of the historical development and contemporary role of agriculture in the global, U.S. and California economies. Uses economic reasoning and evidence to develop historical and conceptual understanding of the economics of agriculture, agricultural issues, and related government policies.(Letter.)Effective: 2015 Fall Quarter.

ARE231—Supply & Demand for Agricultural Products(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 200A; ARE 202A; ARE 240A; or Consent of Instructor.Analysis of supply and demand for agricultural commodities emphasizing the effective use of microeconomic theory with econometric methods, and other empirical procedures, in conducting applied analysis of supply and demand at the firm and industry level.(Letter.)Effective: 1999 Fall Quarter.

ARE232—Agricultural Commodity Markets(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 200A; ARE 202A; ARE 240A; or Consent of Instructor.Economic analysis of industries that produce, market, transport, store, and process basic commodities. Analysis of market equilibrium under perfect and imperfect competition, with and without government involvement.(Letter.)Effective: 1999 Fall Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Graduate standing or consent of instructor.Prepares students for econometric theory and empirical work by examining the statistical foundation of econometrics. Special attention is paid to problems specific to non-experimental data common to social sciences. Topics from matrix algebra are also covered.(Same course as ECN 239.)(Letter.)Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 240B; or Consent of Instructor.Probability theory; estimation, inference and forecasting of time series models; trends and non-standard asymptotic theory; vector time series methods and cointegration; time series models for higher order moments and transition data; state-space modeling; the Kalman filter.(Same course as ECN 240C.)(Letter.)Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 106 or ECN 140; or Consent of Instructor.First of two courses in the Masters-level econometrics sequence. The linear regression model and generalizations are applied to topics in agricultural and resource economics. Tools for empirical research for problems requiring more sophisticated tools than standard regression models are emphasized.(Letter.)Effective: 2015 Spring Quarter.

ARE256A—Applied Econometrics I(4)Review all entriesActive

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 106 or ECN 140; or Consent of Instructor.First of two courses in the Masters-level econometrics sequence. The linear regression model and generalizations are applied to topics in applied economics. Tools for empirical research for problems requiring more sophisticated tools than standard regression models are emphasized.(Letter.)Effective: 2019 Winter Quarter.

ARE256B—Applied Econometrics II(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 256A; or Consent of Instructor.Second of two courses in the Masters-level econometrics sequence. The linear regression model and generalizations are applied to topics in agricultural and resource economics. Tools for empirical research for problems requiring more sophisticated tools than standard regression models are emphasized.(Letter.)Effective: 2015 Spring Quarter.

ARE256B—Applied Econometrics II(4)Review all entriesActive

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 256A; or Consent of Instructor.Second of two courses in the Masters-level econometrics sequence. The linear regression model and generalizations are applied to a variety of topics in applied economics. Tools for empirical research for problems requiring more sophisticated tools than standard regression models are emphasized.(Letter.)Effective: 2019 Winter Quarter.

ARE258—Demand and Market Analysis(4)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 204B; ARE 256; or Consent of Instructor.Application of theoretical material covered in 204A/B, with particular focus on production theory/factor demand and imperfect competition/market power. Use of theoretical models as a foundation for empirical economic analysis, and empirical exercises. Independent research on chosen topics, with empirical application.(Letter.)Effective: 2011 Fall Quarter.

ARE258—Demand & Market Analysis(4)Review all entriesActive

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ARE 204B; ARE 256B; or Consent of Instructor.Application of theoretical material covered in ECN 204A and ECN 204B, with particular focus on production theory/factor demand and imperfect competition/market power. Use of theoretical models as a foundation for empirical economic analysis, and empirical exercises. Independent research on chosen topics, with empirical application.(Letter.)Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.

Lecture—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Students should have completed the first year graduate level sequence in microeconomics and econometrics.Introduces fundamental and recent research in environmental economics, focusing on the design, implementation and evaluation of environmental policy instruments to correct market failures. Exposure to economic theories and empirical techniques frequently used in this field.(Letter.)Effective: 2014 Fall Quarter.